It has been called a catalyst for downtown Raleigh's revitalization, but some critics call Exploris Museum a drain on taxpayers' money. The 2 1/2-year-old museum sits on $5 million in debt, paying ...

RALEIGH - Exploris, a privately owned children's museum, is considering a plan to share its downtown Raleigh space with a public library. The pairing could bolster Exploris, which has struggled at the ...

RALEIGH -- Downtown Raleigh's Exploris Museum is sputtering financially, generating only $695,157 from memberships, admission and other fees in fiscal year 2001 while spending $6.46 million. Even ...

The two people who created Exploris are civic heroes. Gordon Smith and Anne Bryan shared a vision and for 15 years they fought to make it real: The museum about the world that opened in downtown ...